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| Krank |
 Jun 22 2011, 10:40 PM
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I have been thinking about doing the beemer front disk brake upgrade. The only thing that bothers me is the loss of the parking /(cough, cough) emergency brake. I had an idea to look for a motorcycle front disk brake rotor mounted to the axleshaft with a cable operated brake assembly mounted to the tranny (I think there are three useable bolts on the RH side). Anyone play with this idea before?
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| eric9144 |
Jun 23 2011, 10:40 AM
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I have a set of the BMW calipers on the front of my 914 right now...I cant say it was a totally wasted endeavor for a street set up, there was some "mild" improvement over stock...BUT... A couple things to consider--the brake bias F to R is 'off'--you get more braking on the front than the back, not so noticeable on the street but go do a fast AX or TT and it gets scary fast when you feel like the back is going to come around on you. Also, you're still stuck with the solid rotors and really, that's the deal breaker--you are creating more heat with the front calipers and actually hit the fade point quicker... The best solutions have been laid out already in this thread, there's lots of ways you can go with this but think long and hard as you're really putting your teener and possibly your life in the hands of the brake set up you choose... I now have the same setup as Michael N posted above (sitting on my work bench ready to install) which is a 4 lug version of an early 911, vented is the only way to go to get an actual performance increase IMO... |
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Krank Brake upgrade Jun 22 2011, 10:40 PM
kg6dxn You have a parking brake on your front wheels??? Jun 22 2011, 10:46 PM Krank This is the mod that you use calipers from a BMW 3... Jun 22 2011, 10:57 PM Cap'n Krusty Just because you CAN do something, doesn't alw... Jun 22 2011, 11:01 PM Dave_Darling Personally, I think it's the tires that are th... Jun 22 2011, 11:33 PM Krank OK, on a scale of 1 to 5 the improvement would be ... Jun 22 2011, 11:36 PM
ConeDodger
OK, on a scale of 1 to 5 the improvement would be... Jun 23 2011, 12:29 AM computers4kids
[quote name='Krank' post='1498635' date='Jun 22 2... Jun 23 2011, 07:23 AM Eric_Shea Can stock brakes lock up the tire? Jun 22 2011, 11:59 PM DBCooper
Can stock brakes lock up the tire?
Yes. But I ... Jun 23 2011, 06:12 AM dion9146 Clean system, good tires, and better pads will do ... Jun 23 2011, 05:08 AM Cap'n Krusty Locked up brakes do you very little good.
The Cap... Jun 23 2011, 07:19 AM Bleyseng Going to the 320i front calipers isn't worth i... Jun 23 2011, 07:24 AM nsr-jamie Might as well update or upgrade your whole front e... Jun 23 2011, 07:53 AM Michael N I wasted money on the BMW brakes before going to t... Jun 23 2011, 09:50 AM jmill If I did it over again I'd stick with 911 stru... Jun 23 2011, 10:18 AM Cap'n Krusty
I have been thinking about doing the beemer front... Jun 23 2011, 10:18 AM Eric_Shea If your F100 brakes lock up your wheels... their j... Jun 23 2011, 10:55 AM c12croft
If your F100 brakes lock up your wheels... their ... Jun 23 2011, 12:00 PM ewdysar
You mean upgrades like this, along with a 19mm M... Jun 23 2011, 01:30 PM DBCooper
If your F100 brakes lock up your wheels... their ... Jun 23 2011, 07:53 PM PRS914-6
To me, better means "stopping the car faste... Jun 27 2011, 09:35 AM 914Mike ...
Carrera calipers weigh 9+ frigg'n pounds ... Jun 27 2011, 10:12 AM Dave_Darling
There needs to be more weight on the contact patc... Jun 27 2011, 07:30 PM eric9144 Wasted, no...had a setup similar to that on my old... Jun 23 2011, 12:03 PM Eric_Shea
Totally agree... You can do what you like to you... Jun 23 2011, 02:49 PM jmill
Real world examples:
How many 914's have A-C... Jun 23 2011, 05:55 PM 70-914nut You wont find many people out there that know more... Jun 23 2011, 06:14 PM Krank O.K. lots of opinions...no measured data or real w... Jun 27 2011, 01:32 AM Matt Romanowski IMHO, stock brakes on a stock car, with some good ... Jun 27 2011, 10:28 AM jhadler Until you beef up the power train, don't bothe... Jun 27 2011, 11:16 AM kg6dxn My car came to me with 930 Turbo brakes all around... Jun 27 2011, 07:54 PM |
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